Brussels, 20/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Consumer Protection, has called on EU Member States to step up their surveillance measures regarding avian influenza and to show proof of “great vigilance” during the South-North migration of wild birds. During the Agriculture Council on 20 March, the Commissioner explained that wild birds that have contracted avian influenza during their stay in Africa could spread the virus in European regions on their...